Report on the oil conference at Leuna on December 22, 1937

Technical Report · Wed Dec 22 04:00:00 EST 1937

OSTI ID:5990776

Pier, M; Fischer,; Felbert,; Henning,; Wyzomirski,

This report covers the major progress of I.G. Farbenindustrie's oil program during 1937. On marketing questions, Dr. Fischer reports that sales of both gasoline and fuel gas rose substantially, especially sales by Gasoline A.G., the Farben subsidiary. On new developments in hydrogenation, Dr. Pier reports the greatest step forward to have been development of a diluted tungsten catayst, which produced not only greater efficiency, but a saving of tungsten as well. He also details progress in other areas. Foreign interest in hydrogenation was rising, and the process itself was gaining greater refinement with the development of better steels, new catalysts, and wider production possibilities. Dr. Wyszomirski's report deals with the development of special steels for high pressure equipment. He first lists characteristiccs needed for such steels: stability against high pressure, stability against high temperature, chemical stability, the ability to not affect the reaction catalytically, and good malleability. Wyszomirski demonstrates the difficulty of producing such qualities by detailing the history of high-pressure steel development up to the latest (1937) chromium-tungsten-vanadium-carbide steel, steam galvanized for sulfur resistance. In the next report, on construction of hydrogenation plants, Dr. Felbert posits that the areas to concentrate in are securing the plants against production disturbances, proper sizing of plants and equipment for maximum efficiency, and limitation of auxiliary facilities not sharing in production. Under each heading, Felbert details progress made. Dr. Henning reports briefly on tests for burning high-ash coal as boiler fuel. 11 figures, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: I.G. Farbenindustrie, A.G., Ludwigshafen (Germany)
• OSTI ID: 5990776
• Report Number(s): TOM-54-390-439
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: German

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010405* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction
ALLOYS
ANNEALING
AROMATICS
AUSTENITIC STEELS
BERGIUS PROCESS
BOILER FUEL
BOILERS
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUEFACTION PLANTS
COOLING SYSTEMS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DATA FORMS
DEPOSITION
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
DIESEL FUELS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLOWSHEETS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GAS GENERATORS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GASOLINE
GERMANY
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HEAT TREATMENTS
HEATERS
HIGH PRESSURE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN
HYDROGENATION
IMAGES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LIQUEFACTION
MARKET
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MINES
NONMETALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PIPES
PRODUCTION
PUMPS
STEELS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TABLES
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS
TUNGSTEN SULFIDES
WELDABILITY